Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight Effect 1903

This painting, *Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight Effect*, was made by Claude Monet with oil on canvas. We are presented with an image of the famous London bridge, not in sharp focus, but veiled in a haze of atmospheric effect. Predominantly, the palette is cool, with muted blues and violets dominating the canvas, juxtaposed with touches of warm yellows, suggesting sunlight filtering through the fog. Monet's brushstrokes are short, broken, and applied in a way that prioritizes the sensation of light and atmosphere over precise representation. The bridge itself is suggested through a series of arches and vertical supports, its solid form dissolving into the misty surroundings. The factories in the background rise as ghostly silhouettes, their presence softened by the enveloping fog. Through this emphasis on transient visual experience, Monet destabilizes traditional notions of landscape painting, moving away from depicting concrete objects towards capturing subjective perception. The painting functions as a signifier, pointing not to a fixed reality but to the fleeting, ever-changing effects of light and weather.